International Women's Day 2018 in pictures

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Activists light flares as they march at the main shopping and pedestrian street of Istiklal during a rally on the International Women's Day in Istanbul

It’s all about being alert to other people’s sensibilities, you see.

That’s why a policeman in an unnamed force rang a Muslim charity to ask if it was “culturally acceptable” for an Iraqi paedophile to have a 12-year-old girlfriend.

The detective had arrested the man, 26, but said he wanted to be “culturally sensitive” after the suspect told him the relationship was acceptable in his community.

That’s disgraceful – the law that applies in this country is our law, not sharia law.

To its credit the charity told the detective to deal with the man as he would any other suspected child abuser.

But doesn’t it speak volumes about the PC agenda when an officer should even consider asking such a bizarre question?

If the answer from the charity had been different, would the police have turned a blind eye?

The rush towards diversity usually trips us up.

The BBC head of comedy says Monty Python wouldn’t have been commissioned today as “it’s too white and too Oxbridge”.

The BBC head of comedy says Monty Python wouldn’t have been commissioned today as it's too 'white' (Image: ALAMY)

Shane Allen said: “If we’re going to assemble a team now it’s going to be a diverse range of people who reflect the modern world and have got something to say that’s different and we haven’t seen before.”

Hold on, Monty Python featured some of the most original sketches ever.

The characters and catchphrases are engraved on the national psyche.

Is the BBC so blinkered that having the “correct” racial mix is more important than being funny?

Actually, judging by a lot of the stuff on the Beeb these days I think I know the answer.

Finally, I read that transgender prisoners are to get their own “delicates only” wash so their lingerie won’t be spoiled.

Sorry, I’m lost for words.

What would Guy Gibson have made of all of this?

PC no longer stands for political correctness but for pathetic cowardice with no one prepared to stand up and say “enough of this nonsense”.